Sussan Ley or Jane Hume likely to be deputy Liberal leader as Coalition continues to grapple with election fallout
, party sources said the Queenslander’s new deputy was likely to be either former environment minister Ley or the Victorian senator Hume.Labor would resolve its new cabinet line up early next week. The was a view in the right faction that the Senate veteran, Don Farrell, should become deputy leader in that chamber, with a more senior Cabinet post.
“This is an area where you will see a big difference between the new government and the previous government – that’s how serious the prime minister is about it and making sure we send a strong message around the fact women are respected and will take their rightful place in parliament,” Gallagher said.
Labor was currently on track to form a majority government. Current leads in Lyons , Macnamara and Richmond suggest Labor would probably reach 76 seats. Earlier on Monday, the treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Wentworth MP, Dave Sharma, conceded their contests to teal independent opponents, afterFrydenberg said it was an “incredible privilege” to have served as an MP for 12 years in “a community whose diversity, tolerance and values reflect the very best of Australia”.
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